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Old September 14th 10, 05:06 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mike the Strike
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Default Swift crash

On Sep 14, 8:54*am, "
wrote:
On Sep 14, 7:43*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:

Everything went right after everything went wrong


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...m-air-crash-pi...


Would it not have been better for the pilot to stay in the cockpit
untill rescue crews arrived?
Obviously in this crash as in many others involving gliders the chance
of spinal cord injury is great. I would think that extracting yourself
from the cockpit would increase the chance of aggravating any injury.

Robert Mudd


Classic stall spin from low altitude under strong wind/ wind shear.
You'd have thought an experienced aerobatic pilot would have seen that
coming. He's very lucky!

Mike

Mike